How To Pronounce Calm
calm
UK
Phonemic
/kɑːm/
Phonetic
[kʰɑ̃ːm]
US
Phonemic
/kɑːm/
In British English, calm is pronounced /kɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑ̃ːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɑːm/.
Calm has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
kɑːm
Calm has one syllable in British English.
calm + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɑːmz/
US
/kɑːmz/
calm + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɑːmd/
US
/kɑːmd/
calm + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkɑː.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɑː.mɪŋ/
calm + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈkɑː.mə/
US
/ˈkɑː.mɚ/
calm + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈkɑː.mɪst/
US
/ˈkɑː.mɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Calm
Questions About Calm
How do you pronounce calm in British English?
In British English, calm is pronounced /kɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑ̃ːm].
How do you pronounce calm in American English?
In American English, calm is pronounced /kɑːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce calm the same way?
Yes. Both are /kɑːm/.
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